Got this request the other day, Anyone ever deal with something like this?

We have to start Non-Conforming Product reports which are signed by QC, R&D, and 3 department heads. Some are also signed by Salesperson.

Is there a way for each person to add their electronic signature to the Word document? It would be much faster to pass these along electronically so each person could add their comments and signature. It would also allow the documents to be posted to a networked folder where they can be accessed
by all.

PDFs were more or less designed for this purpose. It's very easy to apply an electronic signature to them, then pass them along. I also agree that SharePoint is a great way to share and post documents to.

We currently use PDFs for Overtime approval requests and other finance related documents.

This can all be done really easily with an electronic signature solution. You can manage e-signatures, add comments, save documents and route this in any order. It takes seconds, maybe a minute at most for each person to sign. No scanning or adding to a word document is needed.